Australia is a world leader in cervical cancer prevention and was one of the first countries to switch from Pap tests to primary HPV screening in 2017. Now, almost two years on, what lessons can Australia pass on to other countries that might be considering a similar transition?
Topics: Health services research
Waiting times for elective surgery and the demand for private care
The safety of pharmacotherapies for smoking cessation
Health service use in the older person with complex health needs
Health service use in the older person with complex health needs: 45 and Up Study
Relationship between social care, primary and secondary health service use and adverse health outcomes
Exploring the relationship between social care, primary and secondary health service use and adverse health outcomes
Research Action Award winner tackles big health policy issue
Sax Institute Research Action Award winner Associate Professor Kees van Gool is undertaking new research into the Medicare Safety Net, that he hopes can help inform the future design of social health insurance programs to ensure they are equitable and sustainable. Associate Professor van Gool, Deputy Director of the Centre for Health Economics Research and … Read more
HARC scholars focus on challenge of reducing clinical variation in healthcare
Five future healthcare leaders are set to embark on research in areas ranging from responding to the threat of antimicrobial resistance to tackling clinical variation in cancer care, after being awarded 2017 HARC scholarships. HARC (Health Alliance for Research Collaboration) is a collaboration between the Sax Institute, the Clinical Excellence Commission (CEC), the Agency for Clinical Innovation … Read more